Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman went 1-for-3 with a walk, an RBI, and a run scored in a win over the Rockies on Friday. Chapman is batting just .207 this season as he's been one of the biggest disappointments in fantasy dating back to the 2020 season. He struck out 35 percent of the time last season and has a K-rate over 31 percent this season. That's a far cry from the 22-24 percent rates he put up when he was an MVP candidate in the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He's still walking a lot...

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in a loss to the Mariners on Monday. Chapman has just three hits in his last 35 at-bats as his batting average has plummeted to .203 on the season. He's striking out way too much as his K-rate is a staggering 32 percent; this is after whiffing over 35 percent of the time last season. Chapman has been a fantasy contributor in the past, but the player we've seen dating back to the 2020 season is a far cry from the one...

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman helped his team defeat the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 on Thursday. He went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run in the game. It's been an extremely rough May for Chapman, who is slashing .235/.330/.321 with just one home run over 24 games this month. He has a scary season-long xBA of .196, which ranks in the bottom 5% of the league. He has an average launch angle of 14.9 degrees, which is significantly down from his career-best mark in 2020 (24.1 degrees). ...

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman hasn't been generating the power numbers we've seen from him previously so far this year. He currently has a .396 slugging percentage, a career-low. His career slugging percentage is .494. Unfortunately, his xSLG is even lower at .372, down from .535 last year. His hard-hit rate is also down from 51.7% last year to 39.4% this year. He's gone 12 games without a home run and has just five total home runs over 44 games on the year. Chapman has plenty of...

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman snapped a 2-for-14 streak on Sunday afternoon, as he went 3-for-4 with a run scored in a 4-3 loss to the Rays. It was his first multi-hit performance since April 29, and his first three-hit performance since April 12, as he raised his season line to .213/.319/.393. He's managed to heat up at the plate in the month of May, slashing .281/.361/.406 over nine games in what could be a sign that he's beginning to turn things around. He'll look to keep ...

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in a 3-2 win over the Rays on Thursday. Tampa's rookie starter Shane McClanahan was dealing, but Chapman got to the left-hander in the fourth inning, launching his fourth homer of the season. Chapman would play the hero later in the game, driving in the go-ahead run with a double in the ninth. He needed a game like this as Chapman was hitless in 18-straight at-bats coming into Thursday. He'll face a tough ...

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman got off to a slow start this season, but has been hitting the ball well during the A's eight-game win streak. Chapman has an extra-base hit in five of his last six games with seven RBI in that span. At his best, Chapman is a top-five third baseman in fantasy after posting a slugging percentage over .500 in three-straight seasons from 2018-20. Tha A's next series versus Minnesota is on hold due to the Twins COVID outbreak, so check back for news ...

Oakland Athletics outfielder Matt Chapman went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI, and two runs scored in a win at Arizona on Monday. Chapman has gotten off to a slow start this season batting just .179 after this performance. He's faced some brutal matchups so far with series against the Astros and Dodgers pitching staffs to begin the season. Things should ease up and fantasy managers can expect the same Chapman who is in the top-five batters in hard-hit rate three-straight seasons. Chapman is a...

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman went 1-for-4 with an RBI in a loss to the Dodgers on Monday. The RBI was Chapman's second on the young season as the All-Star third baseman has gotten off to a slow start, batting just .133 through five losses to begin 2021. Despite the slow start, fantasy managers should leave Chapman locked into starting lineups. He has been in the top-eight percent of players in hard hit rate and average exit velocity in three-straight seasons and he posted an ...

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman will lead off and handle DH duties in Wednesday's Spring Training game against the Brewers. Chapman has been hitting well thus far in spring including blasting a homer to dead-center in Tuesday's contest. The A's have an opening at the top of their order after Marcus Semien left in free agency. Chapman had a down season in 2020 but posted a .342 on-base percentage fueled by a 10.5 percent walk rate in 2019. If he can get back to those levels batting...